Engineering Technician Apprentice - Mechatronics

Women's Engineering Society
Ford
4 months ago
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Engineering Technician Apprentice - Mechatronics

£25,792Per Year, increasing yearly, Contract

Begin your journey to becoming an engineering technician with Biffa’s Mechatronics Apprenticeship.

Our award nominated and IET accredited Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship, is a 4 year programme where you will learn a wide range of skills in electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems disciplines.

Across the apprenticeship, you will spend time both on our Ford site, and at Chichester College on a day release schedule.

Your starting salary of £25,792 will increase each year of your apprenticeship, depending on your progress through the scheme.

On successful completion, you will gain a formal and recognised Level 3 qualification. Graduates will also have the necessary experience and qualifications to obtain EngTech status with the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

A quick look at the role.

The role holder will efficiently carry out preventive and reactive maintenance, examination of and fault finding on plant and equipment and servicing activities on a hazardous waste site, ensuring health & safety and environmental compliance and contributing to continuous improvement in operations and plant and equipment availability.

The Biffa division you’ll be supporting.

Within Resources & Energy we focus on the treatment, recycling and disposal of waste. It provides a number of treatment services for those materials that can be recovered and landfill disposal for those that are not suitable for recycling or energy recover.

Your core responsibilities.

  • Provide high operational availability, and an efficient breakdown repair service. Diagnosis running faults and ensuring effective repairs and improvements are conducted within minimum time scale.
  • Carry out installation work to the required standards.
  • Ensure productivity and availability exceeds minimum defined standards, whilst driving best practice and continuous improvement in cost control and operations.
  • Develop and implement a programme of planned preventative maintenance and inspection to minimise downtime, provide records of recurrent faulting and develop engineered solutions to these issues.
  • Carry out minor maintenance operations to plant and equipment.
  • To liaise with external contractors on specific repairs/maintenance work.
  • Keep abreast of changes to health & safety and environmental legislation and Company policies to ensure defined standards and best practice are implemented.
  • Ensure compliance with all Company policies, processes and procedures.
  • Review maintenance activities, implementing necessary corrective actions as required.
  • To carry out any other such reasonable job related tasks as the Company may require.

Requirements

  • GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above (or the equivalent) in Maths and English.
  • Due to funding rules, you must NOT already have a qualification in a similar subject at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship.
  • Strong interest in maintenance, with the desire to become a multi-skilled electrical/mechanical technician.
  • Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow
  • Retail and leisure discounts
  • Holiday and travel discounts
  • Life cover

Job Ref: CFD6DCAD22

Start Date: 01/09/2025

Hours: Full Time

Location: Ford, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Working Terms: Contract

Salary: £25,792 Per Year, increasing yearly


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